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Calls for free childcare to be extended to one-year-olds

The CBI, a business lobbying organisation, is urging the Government to extend the free childcare offer to boost families’ living standards.

In its report, ‘A Better Off Britain’, being launched at its conference today (10 November), the CBI calls for early education places to be extended to one-year-olds and all two-year-olds to make it easier for parents to afford childcare and remain in work.

In the longer-term it says the aim should be to increase the number of hours of free childcare.

The CBI claims that extending free childcare would reduce the cost of childcare for low-income and working families and boost child development.

It also recommends extending maternity pay from 39-52 weeks to close the gap between maternity leave and when free childcare becomes available.

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